
Checking risks from AI avatars
BEIJING, China (AFP) — After her father died from cancer, Zhang Xinyu had an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar made that looks and sounds just like him, part…
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BEIJING, China (AFP) — After her father died from cancer, Zhang Xinyu had an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar made that looks and sounds just like him, part…
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Geneva (AFP) — Nearly 700 civilians have reportedly been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations (UN) aid chief said Tuesday,…
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Social media platforms are not neutral spaces. They are engineered systems that reward engagement, often at the expense of truth.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Qatar and Ukraine signed a defense agreement on Saturday that included cooperation on countering threats from missiles and drones, the…
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‘The enemy publicly sends messages of negotiation and dialogue while secretly planning a ground attack.’
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Psychologists have been warning us about this for years — the dopamine loops, the anxiety, the disrupted sleep.
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Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery unit Wing is expanding operations to the San Francisco Bay Area, marking its first rollout in its home market as it pushes to…
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‘Congress should preempt state AI laws that impose undue burdens to ensure a minimally burdensome national standard… not 50 discordant ones.’
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The Commission continues to evaluate what needs to be done, act on what is necessary, and move forward with purpose and resolve.
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N’DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) — A drone from Sudan killed at least 15 people on Wednesday evening in the border town of Tine in Chad, according to local sources.
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel launched strikes on Tehran and Beirut Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad pulled Iraq further into the Middle East war that has rattled…
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There is strong reason to believe that government policy remains business as usual. The wealthy and large corporations are shielded, including the oil firms.
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STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The EU plans to ban retail sale of large canisters of nitrous oxide — also known as “laughing gas” and increasingly used as a…
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people Wednesday, as the war between the neighbors drags on for more than…
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A resident of Abu Zabad town, Hamad Abdullah, said he helped bury 20 people on Saturday.
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The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said 101 people were killed inside Iran on the third day of fighting.
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